
Syria's Assad: the president who led a crackdown
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century.
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With Donald Trump, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and dozens of other world leaders in town Saturday for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral,…
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‘We have stood with you since the very first day of this war of aggression, and you can count on us to continue to stand with you’
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China’s foreign ministry says it ‘strongly condemns’ the US for Lai’s stopover
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One of the last surviving Filipino “comfort women” during the Japanese occupation of the country has passed away.
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Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu won the first-round voting, upsetting favorite Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and knocking him out of the race.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with his Central Asian ally as tensions mount…
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Police Colonel Hector Grijaldo has drawn criticism from the House Quad Committee for failing — on three occasions — to appear in its investigation after…
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Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, a senior official said, after the…
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve "dire"…
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Moscow had informed Washington of the missile’s launch half an hour before it was fired.
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Kyiv shuttered parliament on Friday for one day, citing a potential Russian missile attack after President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the West by…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reaffirmed the Philippines’ support for Ukraine, which remains in a long-standing conflict with Russia.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) was ordered on Tuesday to submit an inventory of more than 6,000 firearms allegedly recovered from “ nanlaban ” suspects,…
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‘The victim of aggression has the right to defend himself’
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Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza Sunday, the civil defense there said, and also hit a central Beirut district where a Lebanese source reported the death…
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‘We’re going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It’s got to stop’
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A 13-point proposal includes a 60-day ceasefire
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